“If You Don’t Like Something, Change It.”
That quote from Maya Angelou is a great opener for why nurses should be more involved in health policy work. There are 80,000 nurses in Colorado. When asked why nurses…
News Journal Archives
CNA Executive Director’s Corner, February 2025
Mark Longshore, PhD, RNWelcome to the 1st Quarter Issue of the Colorado Nurse. If it feels like you just received last quarter’s issue just over a month ago, you are…
Colorado Public Health Association Updates
The Colorado Public Health Association (CPHA) Nursing Section members are Public Health Nurses (PHNs) employed in urban and rural settings as well as the Colorado Department of Public Health and…
How Did a $60 Bra Save 274 Hospital Days and $751,000?
Lauren Zobec, RN, and Sarah Duart, RN knew there was a problem. The cardiovascular (CV) nurses at Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver had noticed a string of open-heart surgery patients…
Impact of Environmental Factors on Health
Health is often understood as the absence of disease, but the World Health Organization (WHO) (2024) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being.” Furthermore, the…
Legendary Leader: Dr. Margaret Moss
This quarter, Colorado Nurses Foundation continues our Legendary Leaders series by honoring Dr. Margaret Moss, the first American Indian to hold both a PhD in Nursing and a Juris Doctorate.…
Mile High Nurses Honor Guard Becomes a Reality
In January my daughter, Dorothy Barrow, gave me an article to read about the National Nurse Honor Guard Coalition and told me that since I was 10+ years retired, I needed to start a chapter in the Denver metro area. After reading it I knew I had to start a group here.
Nurses Furthering Knowledge
With the elimination of District Nurse Associations and the change to Constituent Associations (CA) voted on at the CNA 2024 Membership Assembly, DNA 20 changed its name to Nurses Furthering…
Nurses in Action
New name, but same nursing professional connections In October, what has been known as DNA 16 (the Denver and eastern district of Colorado Nurses) met and approved moving to a…
Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD)
What resources for NCPD are available through CNA and how does NCPD connect to the Colorado Nurses Association (CNA), specifically? Starting with the global association, membership in the American Nurses…
Work for the Future
Mary Satre, MSN, MBA, RN, CNASince the last press deadline, there has been a national election, and since the date of our last publication, those who were elected have taken…